The beginnings date back to 21.04.1946 with the first puppet show "Siljan Strkot" ("Siljan the Stork") based on the folk story, while as an independent Puppet Theater it operates since 1949. On 10.02.1958, with the first live performance of "The Prince and the Beggar" by Mark Twain and Sergey Mikhalkov,The Theater for Young Audience and Children is created.

In 1964, the Theater is joined by a group of eminent actors and actresses who leave the Macedonian National Theater. In 1967, the performance of "Pokojikot" ("The Deceased") by Branislav Nusic wins the main prize for best performance at the "Steriino Pozorje" in Novi Sad, and soon after the performance is played at the Belgrade International Theater Festival -BITEF. After these events, the Theater receives the name Dramski Theater.

In the years the follow, the same Steriini prizes have been won by the following performances: "Divo Meso" (1980) and "Kula Vavilonska" (1990) by Goran Stefanovski, while his "Jane Zadrogaz" (1975), "Erigon" by Jordan Plevnes (1982) and "Medeja" by Dane Zajc (1991) have won the special prize; the prize for best direction of a play has been awarded to Ljubisa Georgievski (twice) and Slobodan Unkovski (three times); the best actor has been awarded to: Krum Stojanov (twice), Meri Boskova, Milica Stojanova, Blagoj Corevski, Nenad Stojanovski (twice), Snezana Stameska, Liljana Bogoevic-Jovanovska, Petar Temelkovski, Gorgi Jolevski. The festival has awarded our theater many prizes for scenography, costume design, script, etc. Main prizes for best actor at MECC (The Festival of Small and Experimental Stages) in Sarajevo, have been awarded to: Mite Grozdanov, Bagoj Corevski, Meto Jovanovski, Snezana Stameska, Petar Temelkovski, Biljana Belicanec-Aleksic, Nikola Ristanovski. At the same festival, the main prize has been won by the performances: "Nothing" bu Arthur Kopit in 1972, "Osloboduvanjeto na Skopje" ("The Liberation of Skopje") by Dusan Jovanovic in 1979, ans "Erigon" by Jordan Plevnes in 1982.

The theater has also received the main republic and federative (in ex Yugoslavia) acknowledgments, the last being the Golden Star Medal for Merit by the President Tito. Starting from the old repertoire up until now, many pieces from almost all renown (or young) playwrights have been performed (usually for the first time or by amending the previously performed ones)on the small and the big stage of the Theater: Risto Krle, Tome Arsovski, Vasil Iljoski, Kole Casule, Olivera Nikolova, Simon Drakul, Bogomil Guzel, Stevan Tanevski, Petre M. Andrevski, Gorgi Stalev, Dimitar Solev, Slavko Janevski, Goran Stefanovski, Mile Poposki, Rusomir Bogdanovski, Jordan Plevnes, Sasko Nasev, Bratislav Dimitrov, Jugoslav Petrovski, Venko Andonovski, Zanina Mircevska, Dejan Dukovski...